benlilly1

Great job! Very unique details.

Just beautiful!!

That's beautiful!!

Battery strap is done. I'm pretty green since I've not made a belt before. 8oz. veg tan with maybe a 3oz. upholstery leather. Sewed it with my machine. I left the rough side out to have better grip when tightened. How often is the flesh side out when making belts? Is it common or not?

It sure is a really cool bike! Thanks everyone!!

Here is the seat on the bike. It is at the Easy Rider Show in Sacramento this weekend.

Well, I noticed on my old home machine, if I did that it would make the thread loose underneath and have excess and get tangled. I'm sure someone else will chime in and help.

This is a stab in the dark but, it happens when you hand turn the corner, so maybe it's affecting the tension?

Still a lovely piece though, my firsts didn't look near that good.

NICE! Cool idea using the resolene on the back. I'll have to try that.

Yes, there won't be much comfort. I'm sure this will be a show bike. Thanks everyone!

Thanks! Yes, 1) Forming foam to fit in the open areas and allowing for the leather. 2) stitching diamond pattern in 5 oz. veg tan and I've never done it before after forming. 3) realizing that when you build up from underneath the top piece grows bigger (chrome piece) Thanks VYO!

This was a stressful seat and a deadline. Not knowing how to go about it, it turned out better than I expected but room for improvement.

Very nice work! Good Ebay find too! You need to post more often.

He bought this belt and I'm using the buckle and keeper. The drawing is what he wants.

I bet he just loves it!

Very nice work!

That's another idea. I'm getting ready to start laying out a plan. Thanks I've made a battery bra which covers most of the battery and looks pretty cool too! The battery is in a battery box. The belt is for a look and to keep the battery from bouncing around. I've seen a few photos of people using them but this will be a first for me making one. Yes, I thought using beeswax or paraffin on the edges. We'll see how all this goes! Thanks Itch

Do you think oversizing the upholstery leather, sewing it on and then trimming down the edges after is smart? I also wonder about how well the edges will hold up. I wasn't planning on using edge paint. I will post pics!

Thanks, do you know how it's sewn? Edges remain raw?

Ok people, I have a customer that wants a battery belt made with the same leather as the seat I'm making for his motorcycle. I'm using upholstery leather for the seat and a belt to match. I'm thinking of using the core from veg tan and sewing an upholstery cover over it. Upholstery leather is about 2mm. What do you think?

Cool idea! I need to get some more tools! Nice rack of tools!

Looks very nice!

Sweet! He'll love it!

Thanks Mattsbagger, I was able to find info on the applying of the leather to the buckle but didn't know specifics on the belt part. I've not used one of these before.